- 25. Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected)
above Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven
below Chên The Arousing, Thunder
The Judgement
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Innocence. Supreme success.
Perseverance furthers.
If someone is not as he should be,
He has misfortune,
And it does not further him
To undertake something.
The Image
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Under heaven thunder rolls:
All things attain the natural state of innocence.
Thus the kings of old,
Rich in virtue, and in harmony with the time,
Fostered and nourished all beings.
The Lines
Nine at the beginning means:
Innocent behavior brings good fortune.
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Six in the second place means:
If one does not count on the harvest while plowing,
Nor on the use of the ground while clearing it,
It furthers one to undertake something.
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Six in the third place means:
Undeserved misfortune.
The cow that was tethered by someone
Is the wanderer’s gain, the citizen’s loss.
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Nine in the fourth place means:
He who can be persevering
Remains without blame.
Nine in the fifth place means:
Use no medicine in an illness
Incurred through no fault of your own.
It will pass of itself.
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Nine at the top means:
Innocent action brings misfortune.
Nothing furthers.